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Saturday, April 30, 2016

NDA releases Vision document, roots for liquor ban in phased manner

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: NDA’s Assembly poll vision document released today promises implementation of complete liquor ban all over the State in a phased manner and bringing in second land reformation. The Vision document was released by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.The document says that the liquor consumption will be restricted, only 250ml litre liquor will be sold to a person, sale of liquor through beverages outlet will be restricted, land will be allotted to landless within two years, Adivasi youths who have passed SSLC exams will be given government jobs and interest-free agricultural loan will be distributed.Rs 10000-crore package for coastal development, Kasargod-Thiruvananthapuram high-speed roadway, 1000 dairy villages, One lakh small-scale business ventures, Rs 10000 crore package for traditional business opportunities, scholarship in the name of Bharata Kesari Mannathu Padmanabhan for backward students irrespective of cast or religion, 24-hr uninterrupted drinking water supply, and 10,000 flat complexes to be built with government aides within two years in order to develop slum-free Kerala are other assurances in the Vision document.